Delete purchase orders to correct mistakes, cancel orders, or remove old and unwanted orders.
If a purchase order has a Delivered status of Part or Complete, deleting the purchase order doesn't adjust stock levels of the product records.
- Select Purchase orders and select the orders you want to remove.
- To remove the selected items, press Delete.
A confirmation window asks whether you want to delete all selected orders, including those not ordered, delivered, or posted.
- Press Yes.
Adjusting the relevant stock records
Sage 50 Accounts uses
FIFO, which removes the oldest stock first. Because of this, you can't post an Adjustment Out (AO) for incorrectly delivered quantities.
Read about the exact method in our adjust stock records after deleting or reversing a purchase order article.
To correct the purchase invoice
If you've updated and delivered the order, the purchase invoice could be incorrect. Delete the original invoice, then update the purchase order to re-post the invoice.